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单词 woe
释义 woe
I. \ˈwō\ interjection
Etymology: Middle English wo, wa, from Old English wā; akin to Old High German interjection used to express grief, Old Norse vei, Gothic wai, Latin vae
— used to express grief, regret, or distress
II. adjective
Etymology: Middle English wo, wa, from wo, wa, interjection
dialect : woeful, sorrowful, grieved, miserable, melancholy
 < he waxed wondrous woe — Edmund Spenser >
III. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English wo, wa, from wo, wa, interjection
1.
 a. : a miserable or sorrowful state : a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief : distress
  < a scene of woe >
  < a tale of woe >
  < for weal or woe >
  < want and woe >
  — often used in denunciation or in exclamations of sorrow
  < woe to me! For I am lost — Isa 6:5 (Revised Standard Version) >
 b. : calamity, misfortune, trouble — usually used in plural
  < economic woes >
  < papers and magazines are always full of their gripes, squawks, and woes — E.L.Jones >
2. : curse, anathema
 < this woe came out of Christ's mouth — Samuel Rutherford >
Synonyms: see sorrow
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